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Scientists have proved what dog owners have known for centuries: their pets really can understand almost everything they say.

Researchers from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany have discovered a border collie with a vocabulary of 200 words and the ability to pick up the meaning of new words on first hearing. Most of the words nine-year-old Rico understands are names of toys.